Bus Service 240

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  • From Sunday, 14 November 2024 to 31 October 2025, Train Services on the Bukit Panjang LRT will end an hour earlier at 22:30 every Thursday to Sunday (except Public Holidays). This is to facilitate the upgrading of the BPLRT signalling system, as well as the testing of the new and retrofitted Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs) on the BPLRT network.
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  • From Sunday, 10 November 2024, bus service
    • in the return direction to Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot will be amended;
    • first bus will depart earlier at 5.25am;
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  • From Monday, 11 November 2024,
    • New Supplemantary City Direct Service will be introduced. It will alternate with City Direct Service and call at eight additional bus stops along Buangkok Crescent and Buangkok Link. will ply the same route as its parent between Hougang Street 93 and the city.
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  • From Sunday, 1 December 2024, Compassvale Bus Interchange will close following the opening of Buangkok Bus Interchange. Bus Services , & will be amended to operate from Buangkok Bus Interchange while Bus Service will be amended to operate from Sengkang Interchange.
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Service 240
SBS8339Y 240.jpg
Route Information
Route Boon Lay Bus Interchange ↺ Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim (Loop)
Route Length 15.3km
Travelling Time 80mins (1hr 20mins)
Operator SMRT Buses
(Jurong West Bus Package)

Feeder Bus Service 240 connects residential neighbourhoods, schools, and community amenities around Boon Lay Gardens and Taman Jurong to Boon Lay MRT/Bus Interchange, and Lakeside MRT station, serving Jurong West Neighbourhoods 1, 2, and 3.

Short-Trip Feeder Bus Service 240A operates during the Weekdays Morning Peak hours, and supplements the high demand for Service 240 from residential estates along Corporation Drive and Kang Ching Road, connecting to Lakeside MRT station.

Service Information[edit]

Bus Duty & Fleet[edit]

Service 240/240A
Depot Fleet Size Fleet
Soon Lee Depot (SLDEP) TBC Single Deckers Double Deckers

SBS8064P SBS8368M
Scania K230UB

SG5467S
Volvo B9TL

Route Information[edit]

Frequency[edit]

Period AM Peak
(First Bus - 08:30)
AM Off Peak
(08:31 - 16:59)
PM Peak
(17:00 - 19:00)
PM Off Peak
(19:01 - Last Bus)
Loop Service 6 - 8 minutes 5 - 8 minutes 6 - 7 minutes 7 - 12 minutes

Special Departures[edit]

  • Aft Corp Pl icon21029
    Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
    Boon Lay Int icon22009
    Jurong West Ctrl 3
    • Weekdays: 05:15, 05:22, 05:29, 05:35, 05:41, 05:53 & 05:59
    • Saturdays: 05:15, 05:26, 05:37 & 05:48
    • Sundays/Public Holidays: 05:30, 05:38 & 05:46

Service 240A[edit]

SBS8986D on Short-Trip Service 240A
  • Blk 65 icon21581
    Corporation Dr
    Lakeside Stn icon28091
    Boon Lay Way
    • Weekdays: 06:01 – 08:30

Loop Service[edit]

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Bus Stops Nearby Attraction Weekdays Saturdays Suns / PHs
First bus Last bus First bus Last bus First bus Last bus
Boon Lay Int (Berth B6) icon22009
Jurong West Ctrl 3
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:30 00:30 05:30 00:30 05:30 00:30
Opp Blk 662C icon22499
Jurong West St 64
05:33 00:33 05:33 00:33 05:32 00:33
Blk 239A icon21721
Boon Lay Dr
Opp Blk 188 icon21411
Boon Lay Dr
Blk 176 icon21421
Boon Lay Ave
Blk 210 icon21431
Boon Lay Pl
Blk 207 icon21441
Boon Lay Pl
Blk 209 icon21459
Boon Lay Dr
Opp Blk 203 icon21561
Corporation Rd
Opp Lakeside Stn icon28099
Boon Lay Way
EW26Lakeside 05:48 00:47 05:48 00:46 05:43 00:49
Opp Blk 134D icon21561
Yuan Ching Rd
Blk 334 icon21629
Kang Ching Rd
Opp Blk 364 icon21609
Corporation Dr
Blk 117 icon21599
Corporation Dr
Opp Blk 65 icon21589
Corporation Dr
Jurong Sec Sch icon21579
Corporation Dr
Opp Blk 158 icon21569
Corporation Dr
CISCO Recall icon21559
Yung Ho Rd
Corp Pl icon21179
Corporation Rd
Aft Corp Pl icon21029
Jln Ahmad Ibrahim
05:15 01:01 05:15 00:58 05:30 01:00
Aft Yuan Ching Rd icon21779
Yung Ho Rd
Blk 158 icon21561
Corporation Dr
Opp Jurong Sec Sch icon21571
Corporation Dr
Blk 65 icon21581
Corporation Dr
240A 05:21 01:06 05:20 01:02 05:35 01:04
Opp Blk 117 icon21591
Corporation Dr
240A
Blk 357 icon21601
Corporation Dr
240A
Blk 354 icon21621
Kang Ching Rd
240A
Yuan Ching Sec Sch icon21661
Yuan Ching Rd
240A
Lakeside Stn icon28091
Boon Lay Way
240A EW26Lakeside 05:30 01:12 05:27 01:08 05:41 01:10
Blk 203 icon21231
Corporation Rd
Blk 206 icon21561
Boon Lay Dr
Boon Lay Shop Ctr icon21449
Boon Lay Pl
Boon Lay CC icon21439
Boon Lay Pl
Blk 185 icon21429
Boon Lay Ave
Blk 188 icon21419
Boon Lay Dr
Opp Blk 239A icon21729
Boon Lay Dr
Blk 662D icon22491
Jurong West St 64
EW27Boon Lay
Jurong Point
05:49 01:26 05:39 01:22 05:59 01:25
Boon Lay Int icon22009
Jurong West Ctrl 3
05:50 01:27 05:40 01:23 06:00 01:26

Historical Information[edit]

Operator Route Year Date Service changes
SBS Transit
Known as SBS prior to 1 November 2001
Boon Lay Gardens ↺ Yuan Ching Rd (1977 - 1978) 1977 16 May Introduced between Boon Lay Gdns Ter and Yuan Ching Rd (Loop).
Jurong ↺ Boon Lay Pl (1978 - 1990) 1978 1 June Amended to start from Jurong Int and loop at Boon Lay Pl.
1979 21 November Amended to ply Boon Lay Way, Yuan Ching Rd and Kang Ching Rd.
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (1990 - 2006) 1990 1 July Amended to start from Boon Lay Int and loop at Jln Ahmad Ibrahim.
Boon Lay Temp Int ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (2006 - 2009) 2006 18 June Amended to Boon Lay Temp Int.
2007 15 July Serves new bus stop outside Blk 207 along Boon Lay Pl.
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (since 2009) 2009 27 December Amended to Boon Lay Integrated Transport Hub.
2010 3 January Serves the bus stops outside Blk 662D and opposite Blk 662C along Jurong West St 64, skipping the bus stops outside and opposite Boon Lay Stn along Boon Lay Way.
28 June Designated wheelchair-accessible bus service (WAB).
Service 240:
Boon Lay ↺ Jln Ahmad Ibrahim (since 2009)
Service 240A:
Corporation Dr → Boon Lay Way (since 2012)
2012 3 January Short-Trip Service 240A introduced from Corporation Dr (Blk 65) to Boon Lay Way (Lakeside Stn) during morning peak hours on weekdays. Wheelchair-accessible at launch.
2013 TBC Last bus extended to 0040 hrs daily.
SMRT Buses
(Current)
2024 1 September Operations transferred to SMRT Buses.
27 October Serves new bus stops outside Blk 239A and opposite Blk 239A along Boon Lay Dr.